ومدامٍand wine قدalready كَفَاناhas spared us
ومدامٍ قد كَفَانا
شُغْلَthe task of إشعالِlighting المسارِجْthe lamps
شُغْلَ إشعالِ المسارِجْ
And wine has spared us
And while the lighting of the lamps still occupies us
the task of lighting lamps.
If the gambler approached us
لوif دنتْdrew near منَّاto us القُماريthe turtledoves
لو دنتْ منَّا القُماري
لاكتستْthey would don ريشَthe feathers of التدارُجْthe pheasants
لاكتستْ ريشَ التدارُجْ
If the turtledoves drew near us,
She would adorn herself with falling feathers
they would don the feathers of pheasants.
So drink it for it alleviates gloom
فاشربَنْهُso do drink it فهوfor it is للغُمَّfor sorrow (word continues)
فاشربَنْهُ فهو للغُمَّ
ةِcompletes 'sorrow' والغَمَّاءِand grievous affliction فارِجْa dispeller
ةِ والغَمَّاءِ فارِجْ
So drink it, for it brings relief
And sorrow, a relief
from sorrow and grievous affliction.
It is spittle from the mouth of life
وهوand it is ريقٌsaliva منfrom فمthe mouth of الدُّنthe world (word continues)
وهو ريقٌ من فم الدُّن
ياcompletes 'world' إلىtoward ثغرِكَyour lips خارِجْissuing forth
يا إلى ثغرِكَ خارِجْ
And it is saliva from the world's mouth,
To your lips coming out
flowing forth toward your lips.
Partial English translation: 7 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1